A great emperor master every day—the good-for-nothing young master is having a blast!

The illusory Chen Yue instinctively picked up the illusory Crimson Hammer to counterattack, but unexpectedly, he was still a step too slow for Fu Lin.

With a deafening roar, the gusts of wind generated by the punch even affected the six people fighting in the distance.

All eyes were on Fu Lin, whose right fist pierced through the chest of the illusory Chen Yue in an instant, and the source energy continued to spread within the illusory Chen Yue's body.

Due to the unique nature of the illusory Chen Yue's body, although the punch pierced through his body, it still did not cause him fatal damage.

As long as Chen Yue can supply enough source energy, the illusory Chen Yue can instantly restore his body to its original state.

When Fu Lin pierced through the illusory body of Chen Yue, Chen Yue was momentarily stunned upon seeing this scene.

However, the opponent seized the opportunity during this brief moment, and Chen Yue's attention was now focused on the illusory Chen Yue.

Completely unaware that a ninth-level Spirit Mansion cultivator was rapidly approaching him, mobilizing all his source power to launch his strongest attack, determined to severely injure Chen Yue on the spot.

Even if we can't severely injure Chen Yue, we should still cause him some damage to help Fu Lin create a favorable advantage in the upcoming battle.

Shen Ye quickly sensed the change in his opponent's emotions, and the moment his body disappeared from sight, he immediately set off to chase after him.

Without even thinking, one could guess that his target was Chen Yue.

This ninth-level Spiritual Mansion cultivator deliberately avoided Chen Yue's line of sight, intending to deliver a fatal blow to him from a blind spot.

Shen Ye felt a sense of foreboding. "No, Chen Yue is fighting against that Sun Wheel Realm expert."

"If he's injured and can't stop Hino, then there's no point in us staying on the field."

"He absolutely cannot be harmed by anyone other than the Sun Wheel. Whether this battle can be won depends on him."

Shen Ye mobilized all the remaining source power, condensing a series of source power barriers behind Chen Yue.

The ninth-level Spirit Mansion cultivator also exhausted his source power and unleashed his strongest move, which he had never used before in this battle.

A beam of light containing the full source power of the ninth level of the Spirit Palace struck Chen Yue with lightning speed.

Like a whirlwind, they shattered the layers of source energy barriers set up by Shen Ye. Even though they were only one level apart in cultivation, the obvious gap between their cultivation levels was difficult to bridge.

Seeing the light wave rapidly closing the distance between itself and Chen Yue, his attention remained focused on the illusory Chen Yue whose chest had been pierced, completely unaware of the attack coming from behind.

In desperation, Shen Ye had no choice but to use his last resort: to block the light wave from reaching Chen Yue's path with his own body.

Looking at the shattered source energy barrier in front of him, Shen Ye felt utterly helpless.

In this battle, his strength was undoubtedly the weakest. Su Mingxiang and Su Mingyi were still fighting hard, not giving the enemy a single chance.

His lack of cultivation gave the other party an opportunity to take advantage of Chen Yue's brief moment of distraction.

Su Mingxiang hurriedly shouted, "Shen Ye, run!"

By the time those words reached Chen Yue's ears, the beam of light had already reached Shen Ye's eyes.

Even when facing the enemy's strongest attack at close range, Shen Ye had no intention of dodging.

Because he knew in his heart that the person standing behind him was the only one in their group capable of dealing with someone at the Sun Wheel Realm.

He cannot be disturbed by any external factors, otherwise he will surely lose this battle.

His expression was incredibly resolute, and he felt no fear whatsoever.

Injuries are inevitable in battle, and he considered this injury to be very valuable.

Shen Ye was blasted away by the light wave, his body rolling on the ground before finally stopping at Chen Yue's feet.

Covered in injuries and with his source energy depleted, Shen Ye was completely unable to fight in this battle.

It wasn't until then that Chen Yue finally realized what was happening. Looking at Shen Ye, who was covered in wounds behind him, he felt a deep sense of self-reproach that he couldn't quite put into words.

"Shen Ye, you..."

With his last ounce of strength, Shen Ye whispered, "I...want to win..."

After saying this, Shen Ye completely lost consciousness due to his severe injuries.

This sudden turn of events dealt a heavy blow to Chen Yue. Shen Ye actually chose to take the damage himself in order to protect him from injury.

He never expected that from the very beginning of the struggle for the spiritual spring, Chen Yue would show such strong aversion to the Yunxuan Sect.

Even before the team was formed, they expressed strong dissatisfaction with Shen Ye's inclusion.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, it was Shen Ye who, despite his serious injuries, protected him.

The ninth-level Spirit Mansion cultivator who unleashed his full power couldn't help but show a disappointed expression when he saw that his attack had been blocked.

His source energy was completely depleted, and staying on the field would be of no use, so he chose to withdraw from the battle.

Fang Lei quickly appeared on the battlefield and, to prevent the two from being affected by the battle below, took the two incapacitated fighters away.

After all, this competition for the spiritual spring was just a friendly sparring match among the younger generation, and it did not involve life or death. Every disciple on the field was the strongest in their sect.

It would be a loss if they died here for no reason; their only goal was to enter the spiritual spring to cultivate.

Chen Yue watched as the seriously injured Shen Ye was taken away from the battlefield, his last words echoing in his mind.

He was determined to win this battle. So what if he was only at the Sun Wheel Realm? It couldn't stop him from achieving victory.

Fu Lin seized the opportunity and unleashed a series of punches, blasting the illusory Chen Yue's body into a dissipating mass of source energy.

Seeing the illusory Chen Yue's body dissipate, Fu Lin finally revealed a knowing smile.

He was absolutely confident of winning the next battle against Chen Yue alone.

Seeing this, Chen Yue did not choose to restore the illusory Chen Yue. Since he was going to imitate, he would imitate the strongest one on the field.

As soon as Chen Yue had a thought, the dark red source energy quickly enveloped Fu Lin.

Immediately afterwards, a Source User was created who was exactly the same as him, with no difference in physique or Source Power aura.

This bizarre scene made Fu Lin's eyes widen as he stared in astonishment at his replica in front of him.

Fu Lin exclaimed in shock, "You...you can make someone who looks just like me?"

Chen Yue calmly said, "I never said that I couldn't copy you."

The illusory Chen Yue stood beside Chen Yue, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. Strands of dark red source energy condensed into a sun wheel, which split in two and attached itself to his fists.

Aside from lacking a physical body, how is this form any different from the real Fu Lin?

Chen Yue also felt the rapidly draining source energy within his body, and sighed inwardly, "As expected, a source user who imitates the Sun Wheel Realm consumes even more source energy. It seems I can only continue to speed up the end of the battle."

Fu Lin looked at the illusory Fu Lin with great interest and questioned, "A fake is always a fake; it can't cause any trouble."

Chen Yue smiled slightly. As long as his source energy supply was sufficient, the illusory Fu Lin could unleash the full power of its original form.

"Whether it can stir up a storm or not, we'll find out by trying."